実生活のイディオム：CEFR B2の英語表現

「実生活のイディオム」コレクションのCEFR B2（中上級）の表現61個です。各表現に日本語訳とやさしい英語の短い定義がついています。表現をタップすると辞書ページが開きます。

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単語	翻訳	定義
cost an arm and a leg	目が飛び出るほど高い	to be very expensive
twist someone's arm	無理に説得する	to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do
rack your brains	知恵を絞る	to think very hard to remember or solve something
get cold feet	土壇場で怖気づく	to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned
off the top of my head	とっさに思いつくまま	from memory, without checking or thinking carefully
play it by ear	出たとこ勝負でやる	to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan
get it off your chest	胸の内を打ち明ける	to tell someone about something that has been worrying you
bite your tongue	言いたいのを我慢する	to stop yourself from saying something you want to say
a slip of the tongue	言い間違い	a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean
head over heels	ぞっこん惚れて	completely in love with someone
give someone the cold shoulder	冷たくあしらう	to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them
the black sheep	一族の厄介者	a person in a family who is seen as bad and different
a dark horse	ダークホース	a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people
the early bird catches the worm	早起きは三文の徳	the person who acts first has the best chance of success
the lion's share	一番大きい取り分	the largest part of something
a fish out of water	場違いで落ち着かない	a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation
take the bull by the horns	果敢に立ち向かう	to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way
a bull in a china shop	がさつで不器用な人	a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly
a can of worms	厄介な問題の山	a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it
smell a rat	何か怪しいと感じる	to sense that something is wrong or dishonest
straight from the horse's mouth	本人から直接	directly from the person who really knows
ants in your pants	そわそわして落ち着かない	unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient
break the bank	破産するほど高くつく	to cost more money than you can afford
foot the bill	費用を負担する	to pay for something, often for other people
tighten your belt	節約する	to spend less money because you have less
bring home the bacon	家計を支える	to earn money to support your family
make ends meet	やりくりする	to earn just enough money to cover your needs
the daily grind	毎日の単調な仕事	the boring, repetitive routine of daily work
back to square one	振り出しに戻る	back to the starting point after a failure
climb the ladder	出世の階段を上る	to move up to higher positions at work
cut corners	手を抜く	to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality
in the red	赤字で	owing money; having spent more than you have
egg on your face	面目を失う	looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did
a hard nut to crack	手強い相手	a difficult problem or person to deal with
food for thought	考えさせられること	something that makes you think carefully
take it with a pinch of salt	話半分に聞く	to not fully believe something
bite off more than you can chew	手に余ることに手を出す	to take on more than you can handle
butter someone up	おべっかを使う	to be extra nice to someone so they help you
the icing on the cake	さらに嬉しいおまけ	an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better
sell like hot cakes	飛ぶように売れる	to sell very quickly and in large numbers
the calm before the storm	嵐の前の静けさ	a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity
the ship has sailed	もう手遅れだ	it is too late; the opportunity has passed
a close call	間一髪	a situation where something bad nearly happened
under the radar	目立たないように	without being noticed
third time's the charm	三度目の正直	said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures
out of the woods	危機を脱して	no longer in danger or difficulty
better safe than sorry	備えあれば憂いなし	it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening
hit the sack	寝床に就く	to go to bed
out of the blue	突然、出し抜けに	suddenly and unexpectedly
in the nick of time	ぎりぎり間に合って	just before it is too late
against the clock	時間に追われて	rushing to finish before a deadline
get your act together	気を引き締めてしっかりやる	to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively
ring a bell	聞き覚えがある	to sound familiar; to remind you of something
cut to the chase	本題に入る	to get to the main point without wasting time
a wake-up call	警鐘となる出来事	an event that warns you to change or take action
hit the roof	かんかんに怒る	to become extremely angry
blow off steam	ガス抜きをする	to release anger or energy in a harmless way
jump the gun	早まったことをする	to act too soon, before the right time
the bigger picture	全体像	the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects
a long shot	成功の望みが薄い試み	an attempt with little chance of success
call the shots	采配を振る	to be the person in control who makes the decisions

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